RUMOR - EA cancels Wii U version of next-gen Sony/Microsoft title

GoNintendo: The following is all rumored information about a supposed canned Wii U project.

- was in the works for PS4/720/PC/Wii U - coming from EA - used the Frostbite engine - was successfully ported to Wii U - concerns over big-budget games and low stocks forced EA to remove the Wii U version

Again, all rumors, but the source is someone that has gotten insider info in the past. Make of it what you will. Thanks to all of you that sent this in!

The WiiU will limited next-gen gaming. It will be shafted and only good for Nintendo Exclusives Mario, Zelda, Metroid, Yada, yada, ya @SkyKing It's a cover up And the WiiU is much less powerful than PS4/xbox 720

Oh sh-t you've seen the specs for Sony and Microsoft's next gen systems? For that matter you must have access to a WiiU that you've reversed engineered to know exactly how much power is under the hood..awesome thanks for the heads up!

it's painfully obvious that the Wii U isn't *that* powerful. over the course of its development cycle, it might be a little better than what the PS3 and 360 are currently capable of, but to try and argue that the Wii U will be as powerful as the next xbox, and playstation?? lol, keep reaching for that rainbow, buddy.

@ Ziggurcat O.k. "buddy" I'll keep reaching as long as you keep trolling! I love how you guys are "in the know" it's funny as hell! I don't see how it's "painfully" obvious that the WiiU isn't that much more powerful, to me it seems "painfully" obvious that you just want that to be the case...anyways seems to me that being able to run the best of current gen graphics with barely any development time right out the gate makes it "painfully" obvious that the U is plenty powerful with much more to come..got it "buddy"?

Do not forget the PS3 was said to be more powerful than the 360 - yet most games were developed equally for both platforms, some even perform better on the 360.

So do not dismiss the Wii U. Nobody even knows half the details of it, and don't start talking about the the next Xbox or PS4 either.

Saying the Wii U will limit the next gen is rubbish. If it is revealed to be weaker than the 720 and PS4, then multiplatform games will still be on the 720 and the PS4 - just like this generation. How exactly is that being limited?

As you said the Wii U is running some games from the Xbox360 and PS3 but they don't look as good. Have you seen Batman AC on it? The PS3 version was compared and looks 2 times as good. I do know about the PS4 and can say that WiiU will look like the Wii in terms of power compared to the PS4 which is aiming to the most powerful console again.

Ignore them all... Ziggurcat , invenio, thesonyps3 No one knows how powerful WiiU or the other next gen consoles are . I love Sony but statistically speaking they more likely to have the weakest console. Out of the last three gen nintendo has only had the weakest console once... Unlike ivenio said its not obvious that ps4 and NextBox are going to blow anything out of the water... Fanboys like those 3 are expecting an exact copy on this gen...

Let's pretend that WiiU is a little more powerful than this gen... That mean it can pull of thing like uncharted or the last of us... Engines like luminous don't blow games like that out of water... The gap in graphic will never be as big a something like halo 2 to halo 4...ms and Sony are not going to go super high end and sell at loss when they can make a powerful enough console and keep things under... Who says WiiU is going to be weak? Forget the fact that Nintendo wouldn't be able to get tech old enough to to be on par with those systems. Forget the fact that IBM already. Confirmed power7 tech which even scaled back would outperform the ps3 advanced cell chip 3:1... Forget its been rumored since day 1 that the system has 1.5 gb ram which is 3 times that in the 360.. Forget that fact you would need a lot of power to get anything up and running on 2 tablet screens at native 720p 30fps and 60fps for games like pikmin... Neither ps3 or 360 can do that... Forget all that and think about this. When a company comes out and openly admits their mistakes, do you think that are stupid enough to make the EXACT sane mistake again?

from what everyone has shown about the wiiu, you can Definetely know that the WIIU is not even going to be on par with the next gen xbox/ps. When devs are saying the wiiu is not as powerfull as a ps3, what makes you think it will be close to anything next gen. get your head out of nintendos ass and get to the real world.

The Wii U will continue to be able to take PS3 and Xbox 360 ports. If anyone thinks that Xbox 360 and PS3 games will cease to be created after next holiday you're wrong. The install base will be so big that developers won't be able to ignore it simply because new hardware will exist in 2013 holiday. The Wii U exists only as a stopgap measure to bring in the (proper) Call of Duty money in along with any other title that isn't exclusive. If you want to learn what the future is and how it will work, you have to think like a business, not just what makes sense to you personally.

If this rumor is true…. the reason does not make any sense. The huge positive i get from this rumor, if true, is that Wii U can hang with the so called power house coming from Sony and Microsoft.

The rumor said the port to Wii U was without problems and smooth. To recap… we know the new Frostbite engine works on Wii U as do CryEngine 3.4, which was said to being use by a 3rd party developer on a game not yet announced for Wii U. Epic, it is now your turn to confirm or deny that your latest engine runs on Wii U.

Really? This is a rumor, but EA will not shut out Wii U from high profile games. Investors follow PR. EA has bad PR like hell from ME 3. Let WiiU get a high adoption rate before March 2013 and we see this changed back to in development at E3 2013 when the mysterious unknown game is actually announced.

People failing to read the article and assuming the game was cancelled because lack of power on the WiiU, in 3... 2... oh, wait, too late. It's the first comment.

- was in the works for PS4/720/PC/Wii U - coming from EA - used the Frostbite engine - was successfully ported to Wii U - concerns over big-budget games and low stocks forced EA to remove the Wii U version

Why do haters like yourself lack the ability to read and comprehend... "Was successfully ported to Wii U" means the next gen game running on EA frostbite new engine worked on the Wii U without issues. The last time I check that means the Wii U can handle its own with the Xbox720 and PS4.

the new CryEngine 3.4 also works on the Wii U without issues. As the engine developer said... its runs smoothly. This coming generation will not be the Wii vs Xbox360 vs PS3. This coming generation will be similar to PS2 vs Xbox vs Gamecube. In other words not a significant difference of the three.

I don't see the Wii U being able to keep up with 3rd-party titles, especially into 720/PS4 releases.

Since Nintendo is already taking some existing releases for the Wii U's launch, why don't they port Battlefield 3? (is Metal of Honor going to be on Wii U? - for that matter)

Battlefield 3 is only half way through their Pemium expansions, and by Holiday (Wii U's launch) there will still be two DLCs yet to come.

Nintendo should release a "superior" Wii U version that has Premium already included, (old $60 game + $50 DLC = $60 Wii U a year late) it would be a reasonable deal considering it being an old game, Plus it would show case the Wii U's (arguable) power.

honestly we don't know what the game is, so it may not be a big deal depending on the game, but still its disappointing though if its true. but this does offer the first evidence that all 3 systems must be similar in hardware specs to all have the game in development.

People keep talking about this from a "console power" point of view. This is nothing more than a concern of how the Wii U audience will be. Is it worth putting this game on the console without knowing the demographic? This is the much more logical conclusion, rather than just "ninendo sucks brah, not pOwErful" Huge Nintendo fan, but this is business, and until the Wii U demographic has been looked at, then EA had no choice. Simple as that. This is not all bad though. What this shows us is that Wii U runs ps4,720 games on the same engine. If games can be easily put on the Wii U, then power is not the issue, the issue is how many Wii u consumers will buy these games? If this is true, then the console audience is the issue, and i would do the same thing if i were EA. EA titles are going to be on the Wii U, but if you run out of money, you cut the version that you are the most unsure of.

Hey when wii-u is a great system what will the hatters do then? Make sure you get ready for that.but you guys are such punks even when your wrong you will make so crazy shit up to seem right.

Guess what nintendo its making a Hd console and its going to have the most first party support and its got great 3rd party support.and that drives yinz crazy.

I know that's what it is my good friend is a Sony only gamer he said nintendo will have everything and it scares him and his friends. he's just adult enough to admit it.and he's cool cause even though he is a Sony gamer he never hates on nintendo or Microsoft and hates this site cause of All the whiny bs!

EA makes software for anybody and everyone. They even had software for the Wii this year.

PS I don't know why anybody, who loves gaming, would be excited about this because if Sony and Microsoft's next consoles are going to be so expensive to develope for that means LESS Original GAMES and MORE PORTS. -and less surprises at E3.

@DaPrintz the wii ports and their xbox360 and ps3 counter parts were completely different situation considering the Wii wasn't even an HD console, while the Xbox360 and Ps3 obviously were, so of course the games couldn't possibly turn out the same. The Wii U however is an HD console, and unless you know nothing about hardware it is extremely unlikely Sony or Microsoft will be building super consoles for the masses, considering any hardware that would offer high end battlefield 3 esque experiences would be way too costly to produce. rather i imagine slightly upgraded hardware similar in power of the Wii U, considering developers have gone on record saying its 50% more powerful then current gen, and that is reasonable given cost and the hardware that is available up to this time. http://www.build-gaming-com... this was as of 2011 so there is no way you will see power close to this in any of the 3 consoles.

After the current gen is over, the Wii U will again be the oddball architecture -- the expensive machine to make a port for, especially given the likely demographics and potential market there.

The Wii U will see a lot of great 360/PS3 crossplats for a year or two... and then the publishers will either (a) stick with the Wii U and the PS3/360, because that's where the money is at, or (b) drop the Wii U, because making a PS4/720 crossplat is more profitable, and making a Wii U version is extra effort that will not be rewarded.

Same story as this gen -- Nintendo just has a year, or so, head start this time around, rather than MS. We'll see if that makes the difference.

rather this is true or not. Developers are comparing the WiiU's power to the 360....not PS3, not PC, they are saying it can "edge the 360." If they have compared it elsewhere feel free to let me know.

Thats all fine and dandy if this was a few years ago and people still JUST wanted an HD Wii. For an entire new generation of a console? Nintendo is just shooting themselves in the foot for the long run, unless they have something in their sleeve.

IF all it does is "edge 360" then yes, third party support will turn out to be just like Wii again.

What doesn't make sense about this rumor, is that EA said they plan to fully support the WiiU and have some games that they plan on announcing this summer! So why would they cancel a game that hasn't even been announced yet?

If this rumor is true, I'm not surprised. The U is matched with the 360 and PS3 in terms of graphical capabilities. If this rumor is true, then EA doesn't want to make what could potentially be a big game, go to waste on the U. Sorry Nintendo.

Whatever game they're making, I'm sure they realize that PS4 and next Xbox will be able to provide them enough power to make that baby shine on the gameplay, online and graphical front.

And not waste time with the same graphics and a gimmicky looking controller tablet that the U provides.

guys, there is such a thing as informed guess. thats, after all what we are all about. in this wii u power issue, one only has to read what has been said so far and reactions the industry has had; we know, or at least we all agree that in terms of power the wii u is generally 1 to 1.5 as powerful as the 360.

we also know that the specs sheet for the 720 was legit, given how ms rushed to kill the document and the stuff inside isnt out of this planet. besides, beind an old document it did reference surface in a way, adding to its legitimacy.

that doc also says that the ps4 would be tech forward and i think it means its gonna be better than the 720; we heard some sony honchos alot lately and they all generally agree that sony isnt toning down their ps4.

you would also look at where the wii, the ps3 and the 360 stand currently... ninty goes for innotation, ms for sevices, sony for power and exclusives. am not sure why it would change.

for those seasons, people should scoff and be like "show me some next gen spec sheets, since uve seen em" when the other guy throws some " ps4 will mop the floor with the wii u" i mean, that is what makes sense, unless somehow out of nowhere sony, ms and ninty would change their ways of doin business.

I don't give a s**t how powerful the Wii U will be, especially compared to products that won't be out for more than a year from now. I love Nintendo, I love Nintendo games, and I'm going to buy this sucker. :)